Crest Review

[LeeB]

Fuck me, someone bought a cap in New York and the badge is key to all of our dreams.

I give up.

[Drummond]

There's an article in the Birmingham Mail about it, says some members of the FAB have contacted the FA about the whole process saying the club didn't comply with the consultation rules enough, the club obviously say they have.

Fucking hell. Some people really need to discover karaoke or masturbation or something.

I'd be keen to try both at the same time

Beat me to it.

Actually that could be a strap-on line for the the venue.

I reckon the adjustment I've made above would result in karaoke-like wailing whilst masturbating.

[LeeB]

There's an article in the Birmingham Mail about it, says some members of the FAB have contacted the FA about the whole process saying the club didn't comply with the consultation rules enough, the club obviously say they have.

Fucking hell. Some people really need to discover karaoke or masturbation or something.

I'd be keen to try both at the same time

Beat me to it.

Actually that could be a strap-on line for the the venue.

I reckon the adjustment I've made above would result in karaoke-like wailing whilst masturbating.

Help hit the high notes.

[FatSam]

Have a look at what you could've won:

This is actually very nice. Pity they didnt go with it.

If that was the crest I would be fairly happy. There are things about it that I think could be better. For example, I would prefer it without the star, which feels excruciatingly small time for a big club. However I appreciate that you can’t please everyone.

I think the colours are good, and it would both look good on the kit, and around the ground. I think it would be good to use the lion on its own in some circumstances, like on the away kit perhaps.

My view is that the only good piece of graphic design that the club have commissioning in living memory was the tune-up of the Lerner crest which added claws to the lion and remove ‘prepared’ etc. That seemed to be a holistic process. The brief was obviously not to redesign the crest completely, so was working within some fairly tight parameters.

[Brazilian Villain]

The Noses aren't shite because they have a set of bollocks for a badge. The Noses would still be shite if they swapped the bollocks for something better, like a a crisp packet stuck on a hypodermic needle on a scrub land.

You're right, Blues aren't shite because they have a shit badge, but it's one more thing to rip the piss out of them about. And we're still doing it 50 years on, so it does matter to an extent.

[Brazilian Villain]

Unai Emery is the key to a successful football business.

That part will take care of itself.

Heck's remit is to increase commercial revenue, and shirts that have a first rate manufacturer, proper colours, decent badge and sponsors logo will sell better than those that don't.  Broadly speaking, he has those four elements under his control, and he's made a dismal start.

[paul_e]

There's an article in the Birmingham Mail about it, says some members of the FAB have contacted the FA about the whole process saying the club didn't comply with the consultation rules enough, the club obviously say they have.

Fucking hell. Some people really need to discover karaoke or masturbation or something.

I'd be keen to try both at the same time

Beat me to it.

Actually that could be a strap-on line for the the venue.

I reckon the adjustment I've made above would result in karaoke-like wailing whilst masturbating.

Strapline - "Come for the music..."


Had to edit it, the other spelling is just horrible.

[Drummond]

I'm actually not that bothered. I've not liked our badge for a long time, didn't like the new round one and don't really care for this either. It's pretty bland and basic and this easy to print, and reproduce on merchandise I suppose.

Our name is there which is by far the most important thing about it. There's a lion and that's it. People wanted a fucking star and they got one.

It's a bit shit but nothing worth getting worked up over and will be largely forgotten by the end of the month when we get back to playing regular league football again.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

There's an article in the Birmingham Mail about it, says some members of the FAB have contacted the FA about the whole process saying the club didn't comply with the consultation rules enough, the club obviously say they have.

Fucking hell. Some people really need to discover karaoke or masturbation or something.

I'd be keen to try both at the same time

Beat me to it.

Actually that could be a strap-on line for the the venue.

I reckon the adjustment I've made above would result in karaoke-like wailing whilst masturbating.

Strapline - "Come for the music..."


Had to edit it, the other spelling is just horrible.

"If you're no good, we'll pull you off"

[TopDeck113]

All the 80s hits from Slow Hand to Come On Eileen.


In other news, the proposed badge is shit.

[KRS]

Fuck me, someone bought a cap in New York and the badge is key to all of our dreams.

I give up.

Talking bollocks again I see.

[ASHTONVILLA]

The one doing the rounds on the internet is bloody awful. At least as bad as the Lerner one, and definitely worse than the current one. Just bring back the old 70s / 80s round badge please. Whilst we are at it bring back Theme From an Unknown Silent Movie as the runout music and put the AVFC floodlights back up.

[Mister E]

I'm actually not that bothered. I've kit liked our badge for a long time, didn't like the new round one and font really care for this either. It's pretty bland and basic and this easy to print, and reproduce on merchandise I suppose.
Our name is there which is by far the most important thing about it. There's a lion and that's it. People wanted a fucking star and they got one.
It's a bit shit but nothing worth getting worked up over and will be largely forgotten by the end of the month when we get back to playing regular league football again.

Yup, that's where I am. We can all 'do design'; Heck's done his.

[LeeB]

Fuck me, someone bought a cap in New York and the badge is key to all of our dreams.

I give up.

Talking bollocks again I see.

It's what I do best, but I'd rather that than come over like a marketing executive  .

[amfy]

For me the problem isn’t so much the badge itself (which I do hate but it’s not as big a deal as some other stuff), it’s what the process and outcome say about honesty and competence - which in turn makes me concerned about more important areas.